Scoop.



No. 874,001 PATENTED DEC. 17, 1907.

A. c. GOUGH.

SCOOP.

APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 12,1907.

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PATENTED DEC. 17, 1907.

A. G. GOUGH.

SCOOP.

APPLIGATION FILED :mnn12,1907.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 1907.

Application filed June 12. 1907- Serial No. 378629.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT O. GoUGH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chester, in the county of Choteau and State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Scoops, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawin This invention pertains to a new and use ul excavating scoop, adapted especially, for cleaning sheep sheds; the object thereof is to provide a device of this character having wheels, which are adjustable so as to regulate the height of the scoop.

A further object of the invention is to provide a dumping lever which is of angular outline and provided with a T-shaped end, which is pivoted in suitable bearings upon the rear of the scoop; these bearings are extended underneath the scoop, forming a brace therefor. The dumping lever is also provided with a bifurcation in which a spring-actuated leveroperated dog is mounted.

The invention comprises further combinations of features and parts which will be hereinafter described, claimed, and illustrated in the drawings, in which Figure 1, is a perspective view of the scoop,

illustrating the rear portion thereof. Fig. 2,

is a sectional view through thescoop. Fig. 3 is a perspective viewof the scoop, clearlyillustrating the bottom thereof. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the brace for the rear portion of the scoop.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 designates the scoop which is rectangular in contour, as clearly shown. This scoop is braced by means of arched braces 2, which extend from the rear to the front of the scoop. Upon the inside of the rear of the scoop, a suitable brace 3 is provided, which is riveted to the rear and sides of the scoop for holding them in the desired shape.

Iivoted to the sides of the scoop are levers 6, which are provided with spring-actuated pawls 7, adapted for engagement with the teeth 8 of the quadrants 9, which are suitably bolted to the sides of the scoop. The upper ends of each lever are provided with hand grips 10 for actuating the pawls carried by said levers, through the medium of the rod connection 11, as clearly shown in the drawings. Journaled to the lower ends of the levers, are wheels 12 for supporting the scoop; these wheels are designed to be moved forward or rearward of the scoop so as to regulate the height thereof.

The scoop is provided with a suitable dumping lever having an angle bifurcated end 14, said bifurcation has pivoted therein a spring-actuated lever-operated dog 15, which is provided with a toothed cam 16, designed to engage the upper edge of the rear of the scoo as at 17. The sides, of the bifurcation 0 said lever, are bent at right angles as at 18, so as to form a T-sha ed end 19 for the dumping lever. This T-s iaped end has its ends journaled in bearings 20 secured to the rear of said scoop, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. These bearings extend underneath the scoop as at 21, so as to brace the bottom thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The dum ing lever is provided with a hand grip 22, esigned to actuate the rod 23 which in turn actuates the spring-actuated dog.

The forward portions of the sides of the scoop are provided with eyes 24 to which suitable chains 25 are connected, which chains are connected to a suitable equalizer 26 designed for drawing the scoop forward for excavating.

From the foregoing, the construction and the operation of the device will be readily observed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and useful is,

1. In a scoop, an angled slotted dumping lever having a T-shaped end, said scoop having its rear portion provided with brace bearings for said T-shaped end, a spring-actuated dog pivoted in the slot of the dumping lever designed to engage over the upper edge of the rear portion of the scoop, said rear portion of the scoop having upon its inner face, a brace for strengthening the same and also forming 3 bearing plate to receive the spring-actuated lever having aT-sl1aped end, said scoop having its rear portion provided with bearings for the T-shaped end, said bearings having extensions forming braces for the bottom of the scoop, a spring-actuated dog pivoted in the slot of the dumping lever designed to en 2. In a'scoop, an angled slotted dumping gage over the upper edge of the rear portion of the scoop, said rear portion of the scoop having upon its inner face a brace for strengthening the same and also forming a 5 bearing plate to receive the spring-actuated dog, and lever adjustable operated Wheels for the scoop.

In testimony whereof I hereunto my slgnature 1n presence of two wltnesses.

ALBERT CLARENCE GOUGH.

Witnesses:

B. B. WELDY, JOHN C. GEORGE. 

